Is there a positive side to stress?*

World's Poultry Science Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 63-76

  Zulkifli, I ^a   Siegel, P B ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

optimal; positive aspects; prior experiences; Stress; stress; well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84959602452     PISSN: 00439339     EISSN: 17434777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/WPS19950006     Document Type: Article

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